He played the 2011–12 season with Connecticut, but after Connecticut was eliminated from the AHL playoffs, Talbot was added to the Rangers' playoff roster.[7] After the 2012–13 Whale season, he was again added to the Rangers' playoff roster.[8] Talbot was again called up to the Rangers on October 15, 2013, after Martin Biron was demoted to the AHL, finding himself a full-time NHL goaltender for the first time, as the backup to Henrik Lundqvist.[9] He made his on-ice NHL debut on October 24 in a 2-1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers.[10][11] His first NHL win came in his next game against the Detroit Red Wings on October 26, 2013,[12][13] and he earned his first NHL shutout against the Montreal Canadiens on November 16, 2013.[14] In the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Talbot twice entered to relieve Lundqvist as the Rangers went on to win the Eastern Conference.[15]